For the past 38 years we have been championing contemporary craft in the vibrant city of Leeds to shine a spotlight on independent makers and their small businesses from across Yorkshire and the rest of the UK. Through an exciting seasonal exhibition programme we highlight the skills behind handmade and share their inspiring stories. Bringing these amazing collections of contemporary craft together under one roof has created a haven for many visitors to escape the stresses of daily life & create mindful experiences. Please help us keep the gallery and the hundreds of small businesses we support alive by donating what you can so we can continue to keep bringing the very best of contemporary craft to you and help us and these creative industries thrive.

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In 2017 we celebrated a remarkable 35 year anniversary. We reminisced about our remarkable exhibitions and showcases by taking a trip down memory lane through our archives. Browse through the albums below to see what we uncovered for our campaigns Throwback Thursday, Flashback Friday and Where Are They Now?

Huge thanks to everyone who liked, shared and followed our daily campaigns on social media during this time; we really do appreciate your continued support.

Throwback Thursday

We dusted off our publicity archive to delve through the thousands of press features we've had over the years.

Flashback Friday

Our archive of exhibitions and showcases highlights the vision of our Artistic Director Hayley Walker (who has been here for 27 years) and inspiring contributions from every member of the Craft Centre team past and present. Browse through the album to see just a small selection of the exhibitions we've had here over the years and be amazed at the talent we've had the pleasure of working with. We're looking forward to seeing where the next 35 years will take the gallery.

Where Are They Now?

At the start of the year we launched our Where Are They Now campaign to find out about the treasured pieces you've purchased from us. There's still time for you to share your craft story with us by sending us a photograph and your story to our email address craftcentre-leeds@btconnect.com and we'll share it on social media and over on our blog. To read our contributions so far visit the blog here.